The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Robot vacuums eliminate pet hair, lint, and dust from the floor before they settle. They also help stay clear of stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture.
The majority of robotic vacuums require maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin and wiping sensors and cameras. They also need to be plugged in. Many come with smartphone applications to schedule, adjust settings and more.
Roomba 980 from iRobot
The iRobot Roomba 980, the most recent in a line of top-of-the-line robot vacuums, is a staple for every modern home. This model comes with a HEPA filter that can aid those suffering from allergies. On top of that, it also has a powerful battery that can clean for up to two hours, and it will automatically return to its dock once its bin is full.
Smart mapping is another feature that helps it identify areas of your home that require attention and creates an easy path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of moving around toys that are placed on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out from under the furniture. Roomba also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba to reality if it starts to move away from its original location.
iRobot has also introduced a new set of rollers under the Roomba's bottom, which don't have bristles and, therefore, tend to be more resistant to tangles than the previous models. They're also higher than the older rollers and can better fit under low couches and beds and are designed to help this model navigate more easily on varying flooring types.
What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other high-end models Its main feature is the integration of the new dirt detection feature that utilizes a camera to spot tiny bits of dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous version, that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around a room and clean at minimum three times from various angles.
The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on carpets and hard floors. It scored extremely well on carpets with a low pile, and on mid-pile. It did a fair job of picking up pet hair, but it was struggling with very thick and long pet fur that was stuck together.
Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best-performing robots, and isn't even far from being as costly as some of the other top-of-the-line models on this list. It has many of the features we would expect from a flagship model, but doesn't come with all the fancy apps or home integration that you'll see in other top contenders.
automatic vacuum and mop robot can be set up quickly and is ready for use as soon as you are ready to. After taking off the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from its undercarriage, all that you need to do is plug it into its Home Base docking station or an outlet on the wall, press its large "Clean" button and let it go to work. It will automatically return to docking station when it runs out of battery or is full of sand. There are also indicators on top that indicate when its bin is empty, when it is in need of recharging or when it loses Wi-Fi.